Mikie Sherrill wins New Jersey governor's race over Jack Ciattarelli

Democrat Mikie Sherrill ousted Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey's governor's race.

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Democrat Mikie Sherrill ousted Trump-backed challenger Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey's governor's race on Tuesday.

She will be New Jersey’s second female governor, after Republican Christine Todd Whitman, who served between 1994 and 2001.

Also on the ballot Tuesday were all 80 seats in the Assembly, which Democrats control with a 52-seat majority.

U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill on Tuesday was elected governor of New Jersey, raising hopes for Democrats and highlighting Republican vulnerabilities after there had been signs of a rightward shift in recent years in what has been a reliably blue state.

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